If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.
SHARON SALZBERGThe key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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Training attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
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The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let go of conditioned views about ourselves on our inner journey. Letting go creates a joyful sense of space in our minds
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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.
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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.
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Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.
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Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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